Posted on Jun 14, 2017
What are some good, non-fiction military books to read?
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OK, a few that I'll recommend.
Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates
Blackhawk Down
by the same author, not entirely military, but " Guest of the Ayatollah".
The Strongest Tribe, or any of Bing West's stuff.
Killer Angels, if you are interested in the Civil War.
A Band of Brothers.
Shadows in the Jungle.
The Strongest Tribe really takes either a very good grasp of the politics and campaigns of the Iraq conflict or being willing to do a bit of research to keep up.
and "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors"
Thomas Jefferson and the Barbary Pirates
Blackhawk Down
by the same author, not entirely military, but " Guest of the Ayatollah".
The Strongest Tribe, or any of Bing West's stuff.
Killer Angels, if you are interested in the Civil War.
A Band of Brothers.
Shadows in the Jungle.
The Strongest Tribe really takes either a very good grasp of the politics and campaigns of the Iraq conflict or being willing to do a bit of research to keep up.
and "Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors"
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Black Hearts: One Platoon's Descent into Madness in Iraq's Triangle of Death
This was recommended by my SGL in WLC and is a great read about how small leadership failures and bad decision making can snowball and lead to tragic incidents. Very well researched and a lot of first hand accounts from the relevant incidents are included.
This was recommended by my SGL in WLC and is a great read about how small leadership failures and bad decision making can snowball and lead to tragic incidents. Very well researched and a lot of first hand accounts from the relevant incidents are included.
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SFC (Join to see) I absolutely did. Favorite post, camp, or base I've ever been on. Cadre were professional. Only post I've been on where cars stop in the middle of an intersection so the driver can stand at attention for the colors.
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It was great the schoolhouse there with the new barracks, new DFAC, nice NCO club, short train ride in SLC. It was probably the most enjoyable TDY I've had. Those Hills on the land nav course though.... I swear all my points were basically on mountaintops.
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SFC (Join to see) No kidding about that land nav course. Had to be the easiest land nav course I've ever seen. This point will be at the top of that hill... This point will be northeast of this road intersection 50m... Almost all of it completely open too.
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